free testosterone

Hello all, I would really appreciate some advice from you experienced folks here on if my hormone levels could be contributing to my poor quality of life as they are low T-matching symptoms right now (depression, lack of drive, fatigue, ED and still hold good amount of fat on a good diet and...

In the Anabolic Doc’s Video (minute 1:50) he says that a Free Testosterone target of 155 pg/ml is optimum for Libido (“Trough value” – Ie Just before your next testosterone shot). FT - 155 pg/mL = FT - 16 ng/dl. Using the tru-t.org Free Testosterone Calculator and my last test SHBG and Albumin...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7557700/ Results Mean testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin, and luteinizing hormone levels were significantly higher in the depressive symptom group than in the non-depressed group. The mean calculated free serum testosterone level and free...

So here's the results before starting TRT in 2022. SHBG was pretty high, and the doctor said that my free T was low and I needed TRT. I was on 200mg a week for about 6 months and didn't feel much difference, so I stopped. My total T was around 1400 and everything else was the same. I just got...

This is a bit wordy but I want to share what is working for me take get estrogen under control. I've been on TRT for over 6 years and estrogen has been my challenge. If you have battled this issue while on TRT, maybe this will work for you. And maybe I'm a slow learner and most of solving the...

Just got my labs back, and I'm surprised. I was expecting my numbers to be off. I have been feeling just off, not seeing any progress in my body, and I lift 3–5 times a week. Struggling with weight loss, and I inject only once a week because injecting more than once has always made me fatigue...

Estradiol: 64.2. (since this result, I started taking arimidex .5 mg (1/2. tablet) twice per week Testosterone total: 1,190 Testosterone free: 25.6 What is the best range for best results? I know the estrogen was too high...

Do you inject less than 50 mg of T per week? If so, how do you feel? What were/is your lab results before/after you started TRT? I am on 60 mg with high FT, T and E2. I am considering 50 mg, or even less. I'm on Enathate.

Hello, I have been on TRT for 9 years, I have done it all once weekly, twice weekly , EOD , and daily injections. Im currently been settled in on the dose of 14MG Daily of Test E. No other meds involved in terms of TRT. My recent labs from Quest Total T 881ng/dl LCMS Free T 249.9pg/ml...

Gentlemen, My free T (details below) is in the middle of normal range per Quest. But, I feel really sluggish and I am working on figuring out (a) why? and, (b) how to treat it? I am trying to get a sense of where most guys feel "optimal" relative to their free T. I know there are a myriad of...

I am hoping someone can shed some light on my current situation: 40 year old male, 5'10, 180 lbs Symptoms: Low energy, zero libido, poor recovery from exercise, fatigue Lifestyle: Don't drink, don't smoke, eat 40% carbs, 30% fat and 30% protein and 3000-4000 calories a day depending on energy...

Like the title says. I know this is kind of a person specific and subjective question: For a sense of wellbeing, does Total Testosterone need to be high alongside a high Free T? Or would a normal Total T and high Free T yield similar results? Basically, I'm wondering if Total testosterone...

My question might be a basic one, but what is the purpose of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)? In general terms I appreciate that SHBG binds to Total Testosterone (along with Albumin) to give us Free Testosteron. My question is not about what “normal values” of SHBG might be, it is more...

The US generally use nanograms/decilitre and picograms/millilitre, other countries, including New Zealand, use nanomoles/litre and picomoles/litre for their Free Testosterone results. I set out to find the conversion values. I found two useful links that can with some thought provide the...

I was using an online calculator to see what my free T is from Quest to Labcorp, where on quest my free T is top of range in pg/mL, and Labcorp was ng/dL (I think?). Anyway, converting my top of range free T to Labcorp free T in their Unit resulted in having a free T in the middle of Labcorp's...

Hi guys . My mate is on 50mg gel a day. After about three months he is experiencing really bad headaches . I said 50mg is alot a day ... . I'm thinking his free t may be too high. I also got bad headaches when my free t was high .. I've told him to get bloods done but apart from dropping the gel...

Abstract In humans, testosterone (T), dihydrotestosterone (DHT), estradiol (E2), estrone (E1) and cortisol (C) bind to the serum proteins sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), albumin (Alb) and corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG). Equilibrium dialysis is considered to be the "gold standard" for...

Hey Guys, I received two different sets of free testosterone labs and am trying to make sense of them. The first was LabCorp's Equilibrium FT test and the second was their Direct FT test. What is the difference and which labs would be more accurate in this case? For reference my SHBG is 20 and...

From an article on the study: Risk was estimated using multivariable-adjusted Cox regression in 199,698 male UK Biobank participants. 2-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis of IGF-I and risk used genetic instruments identified from UK Biobank men and genetic outcome data from the...

Hello everyone, I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my thyroid, bun(1st time my bun has been this high, it usually sits at 21), ast, and alt results. Feel free to ask about any other doubts you may have. A quick summary of what I have been doing. I did a 26 week cut and I know when...

Has anyone tried, or can advise on AI monotherapy. My test levels are good but my free test is low, SHBG and est are high (bloods below). I was prescribed 125mg enanthate weekly and HCG 500iu 3 times a week yesterday, however I am extremely concerned about fertility and have decided to think...

Like for example your bloodwork always comes back as around 20% above mid range Total T , but 20% below mid range Free T ?? anything you can do , or just genetics ?

Why does a low Free T % cause symptoms? I calculate 2 profiles. A guy with 600 total T and shbg at 30, and a guy with 800 total T with shbg at 50. Using an online free T calculator, guy 1 has a 2.30% free T and guy 2 has a 1.75%. Both will have similar direct free T numbers of 14 ng/dl. But...

Hi everyone, I'm 32 years old and have secondary hypogonadism (was diagnosed at 25 years old). I've been on clomid for around 7 years now that was prescribed by my urologist. My main question is whether testosterone injections are more effective than clomid for secondary sexual characteristics...

My total testosterone is 886 ng/dl (900 is the top of the ref range), shbg = 67.67 nmol/l ( 18,30-54,10), albumin = 5.3 g/dL; I also tested my free testosterone and the lab result was 12.0 ng/l (8,30-40,10). If I convert it to ng/dl, that will be 1.2 ng/dl. This means that my FT/TT = 0.14%...

Sorry to "short-cut" reading all the posts here, but I don't know much about Testosterone and get overwhelmed quickly. What I'd like to know is (I had Radical Prostatectomy last June) what are the symptoms of low T? I've had fatigue, depression, less than ideal erections (Viagra worked well...

My question is should I be concerned about having high Free T levels that exceed normal range both in total (23 pg/ml) and percentage (2.7%) ? Since moving to injections I have done two blood tests (not ideal times but based on travel to US where I can order my own test through DiscountLabs)...

In follow up to my earlier post regarding my saliva tests, is it even humanly possible to have a Free Testosterone level of "2000 pg/ml" ?

I did a scan for this but didn't see anything has anyone noticed an effect of HCG on their Free Testosterone ?

For those of you who switched to sub q, what has been the impact to your Total T, Free T, Estradiol and DHT ? Thanks !!!

Fatigue is can be very frustrating for many people since it can have several causes. There's the normal tiredness we feel at the end of every day, the tiredness that comes from being a hard-working person. But sometimes that fatigue goes beyond just the "norm". It pervades your muscles, fogs up...